The sun., 1887-05-01
gnr srrWAnys sroRE.
Tsld at the Critersen Club 60 a. Apparently
Cnappreciative Audience.

unnpprectnuve Audience.
ION tho 2Oth day Of April, 1885," seid
Steward Ed Mather, at an informal meeting Of
the Criterion Club the other evening. 81 as I
stood with my friend Gomez Tejada and his
sweet young bride at the door of their cottage
In the picturesque mountain village Of Topeji.
Mexico-fair Topoji. from whose agave-bor-
dered lanes is seen, miles to the porthward.
but apparently only step away. the snowy
peak Of belching Popocatapetl piercing the sky
like q cleaning lance whilo far away In tho
east flre-crowned orizaba rcars Its sulphurous
summit, n 1uenchless beacon high above tho
clouds-ns stood there, almost In the shadow
Of those awful mounts Of flame, Gomez seized
my hand. and while his voice quaverod with
emotion. and tho dark-eyed beauty he had
won turned her face aside to hide her yelling
tears. he said In hlslrich native tonguo
ED, old boy said he, II on any future m
niversnry OF this day you fail to receive from
mo. wherever you may be. cnse OF tho best
pulque this sun-kissed land can produce,
know that am dead
II was about taking my leave OF Gomez and
his bride. nfter having done them something
OF u favor, ind having enjoyed their hospitality
for a few days. When he made that pledge
know his gratitude was deep. for pulque TO
Mexican ia as his hearts blood. left Topejl.
pulQue on the Goth day of April rs regularly as
tho day camo round. This year the case did
not como, and SO l know that my old friend
Gomez Ii dead. and shall taste pulque Of his
never more"
Gomez Tojada might have bcen dead but he
couldn't have been any deader than the silence
TINT sat upon the club as the steward ceased
speaking. Tho President Of the club gazed in
IN abstractod way at a picture Of himself on
the WALL and tried to whistle. Caterer Collins
drew Brother Harry Wall OF New Haven aside,
and whispered to him. Brother Wall tapped
his forehead in mysterious manner with his
"But he's only had two small bottles to-day"
whispered tho caterer.
Same Old brand, as usual. suppQeop' saiu
Brother Wall In q stage whisper. The y. +.
oEsRRG sqa HhsppGnFsl the caterer nquir
q 18th. the g f;"sSid Brother Sn,s, Wall. "The
"oai" On said tho caterer. Yes the same old
asnssd T FispsS hS a rGEpNa 5 Nasss asahn bit it was
Steward. what are YOU trying to give usr
on tho 10th day Of APRIL, 1sSi. as | stood"
xbafs ninSS Snow; interrupted onelo Nash; out
orn,d si spSd thS an tsTsEd Ssa IL from an
but when thS agaye Is r..ady to send forth its
century IN getting to tho flowering stage. Yet
its rlch Juice this pniaue was Distilled. Puldue
was THO tlpple on which the Aztec kings made
IN the dead and gone the ancient ancient
"Ies. there's few Of them Aztec children n
sf G Brother b Mey of the Prick
distinguished By tobogEan. slide foreheads."
And pulune." continued the steward; un;
ant %n" Of G MGso S Sdy as poS 5s
Gomez was rich. Ho mnde his money In p4lgue.
it,; Is Goa strange strange story the way hrst
- Tho steward paused. Brother Wall Of New
his nsey and le out to ecR an WILL
ard resumed. II wns. travelling In, Mexico,
ton Of purchasing !, gold or, silver mine. il
could find one to suit NE, In In the course % Of q
town Of Onjacn, which is tho capital, Of the
State OF TINT name. l got acquainted there
with two SyoIng doGl9rs from % Hsw hSrs York w9
other & diseases Sf thu Kind, wbich are staple in
that part OF Mexico; $50, soon ,tm,i found ,f%d Gm,
but they were IN constant dread Of Lyisui le
with his bloody band on the villages at short
intervals, cutting and slnshing on every hand
and bearing away much booty. One day while
=
dren, OF MI sizes and colors running excitedly
the hub bab I was surprised to hear that tfe
terror OF the mountains. tho bloody LuiYui 10
had BY .na mistake Of the aIthS
IT had curiosity to SOC this bold and cruel
Govsrnment. and levied unlimited tribute, on
the populace. and each visit OF whose murder
GUS band to q village had been attended not
with tho abduction OF its fairest maidens as
we'll Accompanie1 by the Presdio OF the town
] was admitted to the presence of Luigui. He
was confined In q dark and narrow coll. around
which the flaming torch OF an attendant threw
He was stretched at length on the stone floor.
His face was turned deiiantly toward his visi-
sS IT f one ne once
turesque dress of tie Mexican freebooter at
that time. and in his ears were pair OF enor-
OF his appearance. He stubborny refused to
answer any question asked him. and we loft
H HWe e 'eE Luis%i 'e' ie Tampasa p; was tried the
next dny after his capture, convicted, and sem
tenced M to be broken on the I whee.a ,, punish
young friends, the doctors, Solicited the Presi-
Der Der az alter he had % served Ills sent sentence % on the
in the interest Of medical science. The Presidio
body, and readily promised 1t to my friends. /
was at their rooms when couple OF guards
brought the late 10 Tampasa In. They had him
in a bushe basket. When the basket was
turned, upside down on the table the robber
chisftain came out OF It q confused and tangled
mass OF human parts. 1t took some time to
disentangle them AID straighten him out on
body. that wasn't either broken or disturbed.
His face was Just as l had seen 1t in the cell.
and the great hoops Of gold were in his ears.
They arc gift the Presldio sent word BY the
guards. to the young Americana
BILE tough cases In their brief careers, but that
remnant Of Luigui 10 Tampasa was tribe
ahead of their time.
1--WE can mover make q maniken OF him.
one 81 the
gether. The only thing we can get out Of this
sacy OF the Mexican wheel as 4 reducer Of the
human frame
knives and prepared TO go to work. stayed
to see how II was done. As one Of the doctors.
was about to make slash there with his knife,
he jumped back as II he had seen o snake.